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Kumara, coconut and lentil soup

If you want a filling, tasty and very healthy soup this slow cooker kumara (sweet potato) coconut and lentil soup is for you.

  • Time to make: 8 hrs, stove top 30 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 3.6
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon canola or olive oil
    • 1 medium-large sized onion, roughly chopped
    • 2cm piece fresh ginger, grated
    • 2 cloves garlic, chopped
    • 1 teaspoon curry powder
    • ½ cup red lentils
    • 1 large (about 400g)  kumara, peeled, cubed
    • 4 cups boiling water
    • 3 teaspoons salt-reduced chicken stock or vegetable stock powder
    • 1 cup light coconut milk
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Place oil and onion in a large pot (or frying pan, if using a slow cooker). Cook over a medium-high heat until onion is lightly and evenly browned. Add ginger, garlic and curry powder to onion. Stir for 1-2 minutes.

    2 Stove top method: When onion has softened and spices are fragrant, add lentils, kumara, water, stock and coconut milk to pot then stir. Simmer, stirring now and then, for 15-20 minutes, or until everything is tender.

    3 Slow cooker method: While onion mixture cooks, preheat a medium-to-large slow cooker to high or low (depending on how much time you have available), then tip in onion mixture. Add the remaining ingredients. Cook on high for about 4 hours or on low for about 8 hours until kumara is tender.

    6  Both methods: mash, process, or blend mixture with a hand blender until smooth and season to taste before serving.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Check stock and curry powder are gluten free.

    More delicious sweet-potato (kumara) soups:

    Sweet potato soup with garlic

    Kumara pumpkin & chickpea soup

    Chicken and kumara miso soup

    Moroccon lamb kumara soup

    Kumara and chickpea soup

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